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Interdisciplinary Research Symposium

"Sustaining Jesuit Ideals: Exploring the Extraordinary"

6th Annual Interdisciplinary Research Symposium for Graduate School Students

Saturday, April 20, 2013

Crown Center, Lake Shore Campus

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The theme of the symposium is Sustaining Jesuit Ideals: Exploring the Extraordinary. Graduate Students were selected to present their research based upon one of the Jesuit ideals:

Symposium Schedule

 

8:30 AM Registration
9:00 - 10:45 AM Paper Session
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Poster Session
12:00 - 12:30 PM LUNCH
12:30 - 1:15 PM  Faculty Guest Panel
 1:30 - 3:00 PM  Paper Session
3:15 - 4:00 PM  Awards Reception

PAPER AND POSTER PRESENTATIONS

9:00 AM – 10:45 AM

COMMUNITY & SOCIAL JUSTICE

Florence Kimondo            Erickson Institute/Child Development

Liberian Refugee Women’s Personal Narratives On The Effects Of War On Motherhood

Jessica Martone                Social Work 

Latino Academic Achievement: Impact Of Individual, Family, School, Community And Immigration Factors

Cecilia Quinn      Women's Studies 

The Immigration Experiences Of Central American Women

Sophia Rodriguez              Cultural and Educational Policy Studies 

“We Need To Go There, Not Here…:  Mapping The Spaces Of Identity Formation Of Immigrant And Undocumented Youth In A Chicago, Urban High School”

Victoria Russo    Sociology 

Life Course Expectations Of Transnational Professionals

GLOBAL AWARENESS & SUSTAINABILITY    

Dael Davila Elguera          Public Policy 

The Government, The Good Excuse.

Megan Polanin   Counseling Psychology

Effects Of Cultural Awareness Training In Conjunction With An Established School Bullying Prevention Program

Andrew Volk       Molecular Biology

Developing Novel Anti-Leukemia Therapies By Targeting Inflammation

Nancy Wyss        Developmental Psychology

No Title: About Premature Children And Learning Disabilities

Yinna Zhang        Erickson Institute

Pedagogical Content Knowledge Of Early Mathematics (PCK-EM): What Measuring Teachers’ Knowledge Can Tell Us About Early Mathematics Teaching?

INNOVATIVE APPROACHES    

Daniel Kissel        Chemistry 

Binding Properties Of Sterically Focused Polyamino Diacetic Acid Ligands Of Interest For Trivalent Actinide/Lanthanide Separations

Peter Kotowski   History

For Lucre And Private Gain:” William Penn And The Founding Of Pennsylvania

Teresa Neumann              Sociology 

Sustainable Diverse Communities:  A Comparison Of Hammond, Indiana And Chicago’s Uptown Neighborhood.

Cierra Thurman  Criminal Justice 

Social Learning Theory: The Voice Of The Incarcerated

Devon Wallace   English 

Pre-Dualist And Post-Dualist Constructions Of Identity: Intersections Of Neuroscience And Galenic Humoralism.

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11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

POSTER SESSION    

GLOBAL AWARENESS & SUSTAINABILITY    

Katrina Binaku    Chemistry 

Multivariate Statistical Analysis Of Air Pollutants And Meteorology In Chicago

Kittle, Quigley, McCarthy               Strich School of Medicine 

No Title: Showing Results Of The Global Health Programs' Fieldwork

Andy Kilianski      Microbiology 

Sars-Cov Papain-Like Protease Deubiquitinating Activity Functions In Innate Immune Antagonism

Haley and Paige Osborn and Olsen             Spanish

“The Literary And Social Representations Of Reinaldo Arenas And Ramón Ferreira”

VALUES & CULTURE 

Ewane Ewune     Community Counseling 

“Do You Play Basketball?” A Study On The Impact Of Microaggressions On African American College Students

Gregory Moy      School Psychology 

Applying Developmental Learning Theory To Internship Supervision: A Cross-State Collaboration.

Federico Padrones           Public History

Politics Of Memory In Modern Spain

Taylor, et al        Strich School of Medicine 

Mindful Parenting: The Impact Of MBSR Techniques On Reducing Risk Factors Among Parents Of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders 1

INNOVATIVE APPROACHES    

Nisha Barretto   Molecular Biology 

AF4 Mimetic Peptide, An Experimental Therapeutic For MLL Leukemia.

Bilge Cerezci       Math Education 

Examining Quality Of Mathematics Teaching In Early Childhood Classrooms

Valerie Ray          Microbiology/Immunology 

The Lux Pathway Bifurcates At Luxu To Regulate Biofilm Formation By Vibrio Fischeri

Jennifer Smith    Social Psychology 

Narcissism, Commitment, And Self-Serving Bias In Romantic Relationships

COMMUNITY & SOCIAL JUSTICE    

Lisa Metzger-Mugg          Educational Psychology 

An Event History Analysis Of The Effects Of Academic Factors On Degree Completion Of Low Income, Underrepresented Minority Students

Mary Van Opstal               Chemistry 

Implications Of Lead Toxicity: The Study Of Lead – Calmodulin Interactions Through Circular Dichroism Spectroscopy

Amanda Ward    Clinical Psychology 

Exercising the Mind: A Multi-Method Analysis of Executive Function and BMI among Low-Income Minority Girls

Dana Wagner     Social Psychology 

How Do Men Expect To Respond To Being Confronted As Sexist? Investigating The Role of Men’s Respect and Liking Goal-Pursuit after Imagined Confrontation

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1:30PM – 3:00 PM

RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE & FAITH    

Tara Flanagan    Theology 

“My Heart Was Made Dark by Sorrow”: Ordered and Disordered Grief in Augustine’s Confessions

Matthew Janeczko           History 

Deliverer or Destroyer: 19th Century Perceptions of the Russian Peasantry

Kirsten Mendoza               English 

Imperfection Made Perfect: The Female Humoral Body in Richard Crashaw’s The Weeper

Michael O'Connell            English 

The Noon-Day Demon in the Pale King: David Foster Wallace, The Desert Fathers, And Acedia

VALUES & CULTURE

Steven Catania   History 

No Title: About UK History And Development Of UK Monarchy

Komala Hayes    Sociology 

Food And Neighborhood Health Proposal:  “Volition, Will, And Action In The Face Of Structural Constraints”

Paige Olsen         Spanish 

The Search For Self-Identity In Borges And Beckett Viewed Through A Post-Modernist Lens

Saythala Phonexayphova               Philosophy 

“Personal Autonomy And The Military: Developing Relational Skills To Form The Professional Military Ethic”

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Special Thanks

Dr. Samuel A. Attoh
Associate Provost for Research and Dean, The Graduate School

Dr. Jessica Horowitz
Assistant Dean, The Graduate School

Marcela Gallegos, M.Ed.
Graduate Student Life Coordinator, The Graduate School

Graduate Student Advisory Council

Research Symposium Committee:

Angela Clawson
Justin Hastings
Timothy Hazen (Chair)
John Hill
Amelia Serafine

Graduate Student Volunteers:

Angela Clawson
Justin Hastings
Timothy Hazen
John Hill
Amelia Serafine


Interdisciplinary Research Symposium Goal

The Goal of the Interdisciplinary Research Symposium is to provide participants with a global appreciation for the broad diversity of scholarly research that Loyola Graduate School students and alumni have accomplished, at the highest levels of excellence in their fields.


The Graduate School Interdisciplinary Research Symposium is part of the University wide annual Weekend of Excellence activities: LUC.EDU/excellenceweekend.

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